* Timing... rain will transition to snow late Wednesday morning into Wednesday afternoon and then increase in intensity Wednesday evening. The snow will remain across the area Wednesday night into Thursday morning before diminishing Thursday afternoon.

* Impacts... hazardous travel conditions are possible due to reduced visibilities and snow accumulations. Light amounts of icing will cause some roads and sidewalks to become slippery.

Precautionary/preparedness actions... remember... a Winter Storm Warning means severe winter weatherconditions are imminent or highly likely. Stay tuned to NOAAWeather Radio or your favorite source of information for thelatest updates. Additional details can also be found atwww.Weather.Gov/iln as well as on our facebook and twitter pages.

* moderate to heavy rain will develop across the Flood Watch area this evening. One to two inches of rain is likely across the watch area before rain changes to snow through the day on Wednesday. With plenty of snow on the ground and frozen soils... runoff from the rainfall could be significant and lead to widespread flooding of poorly drained areas... low lying areas... small creeks and streams... and some rivers.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based oncurrent forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possibleflood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should beprepared to take action should flooding develop.